{"product_id":"captain-reading","title":"Captain Reading","description":"\u003cp\u003eUnframed\u003cbr\u003e28 x 36 cm \/ 11 x 14 in\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFramed\u003cbr\u003e50 x 57 cm \/ 20 x 23 in  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOil on board \u003cbr\u003e2022\u003cbr\u003eSigned lower left\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA private collection, Perth\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDescription\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis charming new painting offers a close up and intimate scene of a young soldier reading at a pristine sunny coastline.  \u003ci\u003eCaptain Reading\u003c\/i\u003e is the first depiction of the Melbourne model, Jack Fordham, a friend of Watson’s. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the artist’s\u003ci\u003e Silence \u003c\/i\u003eseries, the painting is imbued with the same qualities of the popular series - stillness, peaceful relaxation, and isolation.  A low viewing point offers the viewer the feeling of relaxing on the grass close to him in this simple and balanced composition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlue mountains rise from bright unspoiled beaches, which taper into the distance and the scene's central point, reinforcing the focused ultra-real detail of the soldier and foreground. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEdition Print Options\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/rosswatson.com\/products\/captain-reading-1\" title=\"Captain Reading - a Limited Edition Canvas by Ross Watson\"\u003eView Limited Edition Canvas\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ross Watson Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42552556322970,"sku":"OOB-CaptainReading","price":22000.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0051\/6381\/0927\/products\/CaptainReading72dpi.jpg?v=1664238327","url":"https:\/\/sstore.rosswatson.com\/products\/captain-reading","provider":"Ross Watson Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}